Abstract
Background and objectives: Hemodialysis patients face several physical and psychological stressful factors which leads to decrease their quality of life. Physical exercises as one of the side therapeutic methods can cause appearing some useful physical, mental and social effects.There is a little study in this field in Iran, and also regarding to this subject that in previous studies on the effect of physical exercises on quality of life in other countries, there are contradictory results specially in psychological aspect, so in this study we intend to deliberate the effect of physical exercises on whole quality of life, and beside this to deliberate its effect on different aspects of quality of life in hemodialysis patients.
Materials and Methods: For this study 43 patients were selected. 35 patients practiced physical exercises for 8 week ( 3 times a week).Practicing program was done for one hour every session which included ergo¬meter, treadmill, playing with ball.All data were gathered before and after interloping with combined and modified questionair including two parts (demographic charateristics and quality of life ). Interview method was used for gathering the data.
Results: Results showed that physical exercises could improve quality of life (Mean ± SD of QOL: before= 153.7±17, after=187±14, P<0.001) and also in subcategories of quality of life (physical, psychiatric and social) could be promoted it significantly.
Conclusion: By according to this subject that physical exercises can improve different aspects of quality of life in hemodialysis patients, it is suggested that all managers to adopt an attitude on preparing sporting goods and possibilities for hemodialysis patients in their home or hospitals, to reinforce and support their physical, social and psychological affairs for improving their quality of life.